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thread_n of_o our_o life_n and_o return_v we_o must_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o our_o return_v again_o to_o dust_n reas_n 2_o if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n the_o wage_n whereof_o be_v death_n and_o indeed_o there_o can_v be_v no_o divorce_n sue_v out_o betwixt_o sin_n and_o death_n 20._o gen._n 20._o as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abimelech_n thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n because_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v god_n own_o decree_n at_o first_o 2.17_o gen._n 2.17_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n now_o alum_n eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n bring_v in_o death_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n for_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n 5.12_o ro._n 5.12_o and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v all_o must_v die_v the_o death_n beside_o reas_n 3_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o all_o shall_v die_v because_o by_o death_n we_o must_v 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not_o my_o lip_n 39.5_o ps_n 39.5_o because_o it_o be_v thy_o do_v there_o be_v no_o sickness_n or_o disease_n lameness_n or_o blindness_n or_o any_o other_o affliction_n whereby_o we_o come_v to_o have_v our_o bone_n crush_v and_o we_o bring_v to_o destruction_n but_o all_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n he_o turn_v man_n to_o break_n and_o destruction_n and_o it_o be_v the_o want_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o man_n do_v sometime_o murmur_v against_o god_n deal_n and_o be_v not_o humble_v for_o their_o sin_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v we_o consider_v
soul_n will_v be_v humble_v for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o man_n to_o sorrow_n and_o repent_v for_o open_a notorious_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n such_o as_o be_v murder_n whoredom_n drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n but_o our_o repentance_n must_v reach_v to_o lesser_a sin_n that_o be_v such_o sin_n as_o we_o have_v commit_v in_o secret_a that_o never_o come_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n to_o clear_v this_o take_v we_o notice_n first_o of_o all_o of_o david_n example_n and_o practice_n herein_o when_o nathan_n by_o his_o parable_n have_v convince_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n and_o that_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o for_o the_o same_o these_o sin_n he_o acknowledge_v 12.13_o 2_o sam._n 12.13_o i_o have_v sin_v say_v he_o against_o the_o lord_n and_o how_o heavy_a the_o guilt_n of_o those_o sin_n lay_v upon_o his_o soul_n 51._o ps_n 51._o we_o may_v see_v in_o that_o penitential_a psalm_n of_o he_o by_o his_o manner_n of_o beg_a pardon_n wash_v i_o cleanse_v i_o blot_v out_o restore_v i_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o my_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n yet_o as_o though_o all_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o he_o accuse_v himself_o of_o that_o which_o nathan_n do_v not_o by_o acknowledge_v the_o very_a root_n and_o spawn_n of_o all_o those_o evil_n 5._o ver_fw-la 5._o say_v behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o david_n will_v no_o long_o flatter_v himself_o in_o his_o sinful_a course_n and_o secret_a sin_n but_o confess_v all_o and_o beg_v pardon_n of_o all_o 19.12_o ps_n 19.12_o cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n o_o how_o ready_a be_v these_o wretched_a heart_n of_o we_o to_o deceive_v we_o in_o this_o particular_a if_o our_o heart_n smite_v we_o and_o our_o conscience_n accuse_v we_o for_o some_o gross_a sin_n or_o other_o that_o we_o have_v commit_v and_o the_o world_n cry_v shame_n of_o and_o we_o confess_v the_o same_o to_o god_n and_o beg_v pardon_n for_o it_o we_o 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and_o that_o indeed_o we_o carry_v about_o we_o a_o very_a body_n of_o sin_n and_o can_v be_v humble_v for_o these_o and_o repent_v of_o these_o as_o well_o as_o for_o our_o gross_a sin_n we_o be_v stranger_n to_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o true_a repentance_n and_o the_o first_o reason_n may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o true_a grace_n reas_n 1_o and_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n if_o this_o be_v true_a sincere_a and_o unfeigned_a it_o will_v set_v itself_o against_o every_o sin_n and_o will_v work_v a_o universal_a change_n in_o the_o whole_a man_n at_o least_o in_o a_o unfeigned_a desire_n and_o endeavour_v in_o the_o heart_n though_o by_o and_o by_o it_o can_v subdue_v and_o bring_v under_o every_o sin_n yet_o it_o will_v set_v itself_o against_o it_o and_o will_v be_v humble_v for_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o true_a grace_n be_v to_o make_v the_o inside_n clean_o as_o the_o outside_n it_o work_v faith_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o faith_n to_o 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